I captured nearly 10 casettes form a Sony camera with my m1 max Ventura last night over firewire Thunderbolt 2 to 3 adapter without any issues.
next morning after installing the latest update camera is not recognized any more.
this is really annoying.
any idea ?
thanks
MacBook Pro 16″
Hi Luis,
I finally discovered the root cause of the issue was my cable !
Here is the the photo of the cable :
After realizing the cable failure, I ordered new cable to test I and after few days I got it and tested it and unfortunately it did not work. I ordered another one which more expensive but look like more qualified. After few weeks I got my cable and now it is working as before.
Thank you for your time and help. I hope this article will be useful for someone else.
Hi Luis,
I finally discovered the root cause of the issue was my cable !
Here is the the photo of the cable :
After realizing the cable failure, I ordered new cable to test I and after few days I got it and tested it and unfortunately it did not work. I ordered another one which more expensive but look like more qualified. After few weeks I got my cable and now it is working as before.
Thank you for your time and help. I hope this article will be useful for someone else.
Hello serkan2012,
We understand you receive an error connecting your Sony camera to your Mac via adapter. We have some suggested steps to help determine what might be causing the issue. First, test it in another port. This will help determine if possibly the port you have your adapter connect to is where the issue lies.
If you happen to have another adapter, it would be beneficial to test that as well. Or if you have access to another Mac with macOS 13.3, that will rule out possibilities with the macOS update vs. your Mac specifically.
Finally, create a test user profile, log in to it, then see if your Sony camera is recognized. This will identify possible causes associated with your user profile. Here's how: Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support
We look forward to hearing how your testing goes.
Take care.
Does the camera appear in System Information?
Are you using Quicktime Player to do the recordings? Some other application? If using something else, try Quicktime Player and see if it makes a difference.
It certainly looks like something was broken by the update. One way to confirm it is if you can have temporary access to a different mac running an earlier version and check if it works there; or even oon the same mac if can install an earlier OS in a separate APFS container, or on an external drive.
Also, while this is not specific to Final Cut Pro, there are people on that forum using DV cameras with the same combination of adapters; it may be useful to know if others are seeing the same with 13.3.
If it’s confirmed, as it seems likely, that the problem lies with 13.3, you should report it to feedback:
https://www.apple.com/feedback
If you have a friend or coworker with a mac running 13.2.1 or earlier, you could ask them to let you test. That would be easier.
To install, you'd need to download, say, Monterey, and then create an installer on a usb thumb drive. It is a bit of a hassle, so I'd go with the option above, if possible.
Hi Luis,
I finally discovered the root cause of the issue was my cable !
Here is the the photo of the cable :
After realizing the cable failure, I ordered new cable to test I and after few days I got it and tested it and unfortunately it did not work. I ordered another one which more expensive but look like more qualified. After few weeks I got my cable and now it is working as before.
Thank you for your time and help. I hope this post will be useful for someone else.
Testing on another mac is a good idea, but the procedure for making a bootable installer should work in Ventura, to make installers for Monterey and older. I am curious as to exactly what error you got.
Hi Soosie_J215,
Thank you for your kind attention,
Let me define the cases :
If you have any other suggestions, I would like to know them
Thanks
No not anymore. After working for over a week I lost the connection. I was using iMovie when it was working but tested on photoboot, QuickTime and a 3rd party video capture tool after losing connection. It does not exist on firewire or thunderbolt part.
Even the command below does not list camera
ffmpeg -f avfoundation -list_devices true -i ""
I do not know what happened but it was working for over a week and than stopped working.
Thanks.
I tried downloading and installing Monterey within Ventura but I guess it is not possible and is rejected with an error.
Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
I am going to try to find a Mac running earlier MacOS
That is perfectly fine. You are not supposed to “open” it, anyway. It just happens that the “Install macOS Monterey” application, like any other macOS installer, tries to start when it’s finished downloading.
You just need to quit it, and then run in Terminal the command listed on the website go make the bootable installer.
There are lots of guides on the net describing external drive macOS installation so I am a little bit confused. I am going to follow the instructions on official apple support site and let you know what happened after all.
I am not sure how to install an earlier OS in a separate APFS container, or on an external drive. What are your advises ?
"Install macOS Monterey" cannot be opened on a newer version of macOS. For more information, go to https://support.apple.com/HT201372.
Great. Thank you for coming back with the solution.
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